Number Two is Done!

Here is the two of them.  I tried to keep all the seams invisible in the second one.  It sort of worked.  Sewing isn't my best skill.  I ended up doing goofy seams at the top.  It taxed my brain to try to figure how to work it so the seams didn't show.  I think I will go back to my first one and not worry about invisible seams.

Got One Done!

Got one of the stockings done.  Only 3 more to go.  I have everything cut out so its just a matter of sewing them.  I had thread issues.  The bottom thread kept bunching up on me.  So I just switched the thread.

Distractions

The problem with liking so many crafts, there are so many to grab your attention.  In the process of showing my husband the stocking stuffers I got for the girls, I notice that the youngest's stocking was in need of repair.  I got these fabrics last year when I was working for Jo-Ann.  The pattern I had bought was smaller then our present stockings so I had to make one up (out of a Chili's take out bag).  This is as far as I got but I hope to have them cut out and sewn in a day or two.

Last Two WIP for the GAL

 

 

I have this last pair of mitts.  Here is the pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/maroo-mitts

Here is my 2nd shawl.  I take a picture every 2 repeats of the pattern.  About 2 corners on the left.  Here is the pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pettine

The deadline for both is Dec 31.  I'll probably finished the mitts but I don't know about the shawl.

Writing it out and test knitting it

I finally started this.  I'm not going to be keeping the test knit.  I'm knitting it to make sure my written instructions match the picture.  I already notice that the books on the sides were missing part of their heads.  It's slow going since I need to count and write it out then knit it.  The yarn is leftover Bugga (sport weight).  The orange is what I want the blue needs to be brighter.  I'm going to knit the shawl in fingering weight.  Here is the pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icehouse

Trying to Design

I got graph paper to try my hand and designing.  I need to make the pattern bigger in order to figure out the colorwork.  I have some orange and blue yarn to test knit the pattern first before I try come up with the shawl design.

Hang Tags

I got a wonderful logo done by my friend Jeanne.  You can get one done too if you are an individual in the handmade industry:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/207741410/logo-design?ref=shop_home_active_1  When I had my jewelry business I had a concept of a logo that had been added to along the way and trust me it cost me a lot more then $100 to get something polished off the idea I had already.

I got a couple of custom stamps made too.  Here is the one you can get of your logo:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/129511807/custom-logo-rubber-stamp?ref=shop_home_active_6  I had been hand writing my care instructions and decided that a nice stamp would be easier to read then my scrawl.  I have a "handmade by Lilie" stamp so I've been hand writing a few care instructions already.

I didn't realize how light index cards were getting.  I had bought a bunch of blank ones but then had to go to Michael's to get this 110 pound card stock.  That star is HARD to punch through 110 pound card stock!